iPhone & Android application to assist in data collection for sociology research using random time sampling
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- Activity structured into categories
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- Each activity set in 6 minute increments
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- Summary, with secondary activities
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- Questions follow the survey
Introduction:
University of New England Professor Michael Bittman is one of the world’s leading authorities on time use sociology studies. Random Time Sampling requests that a participant in the study record their activity in the past hour, and their attitude or feelings toward the work they are carrying out. This is a heavy load on the researchers (who phone the participant to prompt them to record) and the participant (who must take 10-15 mins recording the information on paper.
The iPhone/Android application alerts the user in random intervals, 3 times a day, and they log the information in a structured manner. This relieves the researcher from the study after set up, and the participant can complete each sample in under a minute.
Overview:
- iPhone application
- Android application
- API & Server management
- Installed on demo devices and participants devices
- Collects samples at random intervals from participants
- Fully configurable study set up
- Additional questions per activity, sample or once at the start of the survey
Services:
- Business Analysis
- Application Specification
- Server interface
- Mobile Application Build
- Deployment & Installation
